Teresita "Ging" Quintos Deles is a Filipina feminist,[1] peace advocate,[2] and government official[3] best known for having been the Philippine government's Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP)[4] from 2003–2005 and 2010–2016.
[4] In 2003 she became the first woman appointed as Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process,[7] although Haydee Yorac had served in OPAPP's predecessor, the National Unification Council.
While she was serving in that capacity, the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) was signed in 2014.
[7] Deles has been active in several non-governmental organizations including the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR), the Coalition for Peace, the Standby Mediation Team under the UN Department of Public Affairs, and the Center on Innovation Transformation and Excellence in Governance (INCITEGov).
[6][7] In 2012 Deles was the recipient of the N-Peace Award as a role model for peace.